New growth charts for taiwanese children and adolescents based on world health organization standards and health-related physical fitness

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-79

  Chen, Walter ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

body mass index; growth charts; health related physical fitness; Taiwanese children; World Health Organization standards

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FITNESS; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TAIWAN; WEIGHT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TAIWAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77952783848     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60014-9     Document Type: Article

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